It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read The Closed Doors and Other Stories by Dorothy Whipple
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Dorothy Whipple's key theme is `Live and Let Live'. And what she describes throughout her short stories are people, and particularly parents, who defy this maxim. For this reason her work is timeless, like all great writing. It is irrelevant that Dorothy Whipple's novels were set in an era when middle-class women expected to have a maid; when fish knives were used for eating fish; when children did what they were told. The moral universe she creates has not changed: there are bullies in every part of society; people try their best but often fail; they would like to be unselfish but sometimes...
The Closed Doors and Other Stories by Dorothy Whipple is 229 pages long, and a total of 59,311 words.
This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read The Closed Doors and Other Stories aloud.
The Closed Doors and Other Stories is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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